CDE News - The Dispatch

Easyjet plane to Spain’s Menorca escorted by fighter jet after bomb hoax

MADRID, July 4 (Reuters) - An Easyjet flight heading from London to the Spanish holiday island of Menorca on Sunday was escorted to its destination by a Spanish fighter jet after a…

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UPDATED: EasyJet cuts more flights to try to manage disruption

LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - Low-cost airline easyJet EZJ.L said on Monday it was cutting thousands more flights this summer after London Gatwick and Amsterdam airports reduced capacity and it battled staff shortages on…

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EasyJet gains EU okay to acquire Lisbon airport slots from TAP

BRUSSELS, June 16 (Reuters) - British low-cost carrier EasyJet EZJ.L on Thursday won EU antitrust approval to acquire 18 daily slots at Lisbon airport from Portuguese airline TAP as part of the latter's rescue…

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EasyJet trims June flight schedule in effort to avoid further airport chaos

EasyJet has reduced its flight schedule for the rest of June in an effort to overcome the travel chaos seen in the school holidays when staff shortages meant thousands of people…

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British Airways and EasyJet cancel more than 150 flights

British Airways and EasyJet have cancelled at least 150 short-haul flights from Gatwick and Heathrow on Wednesday, as the Transport Secretary prepares to meet airline bosses over Britain's travel misery.…

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EasyJet cancels 200 flights

EasyJet is cancelling more than 200 flights over the next 10 days - as transport disruption hampers the outset of the half-term break. The airline said the cancellations would affect…

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Surging COVID cases force easyJet to cancel UK flights over staff shortages

LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - A renewed surge of COVID-19 in Britain has forced airlines including easyJet < EZJ.L> to cancel hundreds of flights in recent days as staff sickness levels soar. England…

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EasyJet wants more Milan slots if ITA links with Lufthansa

ROME, Feb 17 (Reuters) - EasyJet EZJ.L would want more slots at Milan's Linate airport should carrier ITA team up with Germany's Lufthansa , the chief executive of the British carrier said, indicating the airline's…

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easyJet sees short-term Omicron hit before summer recovery

LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - British airline easyJet said the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was impacting its performance this quarter, but it expected to see strong demand this summer when…

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Travel is back, UK’s easyJet says after $1.5 billion pandemic loss

EasyJet said travel was back as it increased capacity for October-December to 70% of its pre-pandemic level, a turnaround from a year in which COVID-19 restrictions drove losses above 1 billion pounds. Demand for…

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UPDATED: EasyJet rejects Wizz bid

EasyJet has rejected a takeover approach from Wizz Air that would have created a low-cost airline to rival Ryanair, opting instead to raise $1.7 billion from shareholders and go it…

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EasyJet CEO says UK travel rule change is too late

The chief executive of British airline easyJet said on Wednesday Britain's travel rules were changing too late and expensive testing requirements would prevent a full reopening of travel. "It's the…

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European travel demand drives easyJet summer comeback

EasyJet plans to fly 60% of its pre-pandemic capacity in July-September as a travel recovery takes hold in mainland Europe, and Britain is expected to catch-up in the coming weeks. The British…

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Airlines plead with Britain to ease travel restrictions

Airlines renewed their calls on Britain to restart international travel, pleading with the government to allow people vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel freely with the peak summer season just weeks…

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Britain’s airlines say extra support needed if travel stays shut

Airlines based in Britain have told the government they will need industry-specific support to help them survive if COVID-19 rules continue to keep travel markets shut. Companies including British Airways,…

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EasyJet laments limitations of ‘green list’ as it cancels number of flights

EasyJet issued a communication statement on its ongoing "flight schedule adjustments" which may result in some customers having their travel plans cancelled. The airline urged the UK Government to expand…

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EasyJet CEO does not expect Indian variant to ruin summer travel

The boss of easyJet said he does not expect the Indian coronavirus variant to be the biggest problem for Europe's coming travel season, although he said another lost summer would…

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EasyJet readies 90% of fleet despite summer doubts

EasyJet said it was poised to ramp up summer flight schedules with an easing of COVID-19 restrictions, but the low-cost airline warned that late announcement of travel rules reduced visibility…

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EasyJet CEO warns Britain could be left behind on travel

The chief executive of easyJet said Britain was likely to be left behind the rest of Europe if the government does not allow quarantine-free travel to most of the continent…

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EasyJet seeing stronger demand for flights in September, October

British airline easyJet said it had seen stronger demand for bookings in September, October and November as passengers hold off going on holiday in the summer when it is still…

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EasyJet sees more flying from late May

British airline easyJet said it expected to start to fly more from late May onwards, shrugging off worries about a third wave of COVID-19 infections in continental Europe which have…

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Budget airlines seek EU sustainable fuel quotas for all flights

Ryanair, Easyjet and other low-cost airlines have written to the European Union asking that its plan to force carriers to use a certain share of sustainable fuels apply to all…

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Wizz Air presses crisis advantage as easyJet pulls back

LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Wizz Air vowed to use the coronavirus crisis to win market share from rivals including easyJet, as the no-frills airlines both posted sharp falls in quarterly revenue. As most carriers cut fleets…

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EasyJet says domestic bookings rise as England lockdown ends

British airline easyJet said domestic bookings for December had risen significantly this week compared to last week after news that some COVID-19 restrictions in its home market would be eased.…

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EasyJet scales back flying capacity due to lockdowns

British airline easyJet said recently announced lockdowns in England, Germany and France had forced it to scale back its already reduced flying schedule, and it would now fly no more…

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Easyjet reported to be discussing state aid with Germany

British budget carrier Easyjet , which is struggling with lower air traffic demand due to the coronavirus pandemic, is in talks with Germany about state aid, business magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported…

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EasyJet says pandemic causes annual loss of over $1 billion

British airline easyJet warned it would report an annual loss of as much as 845 million pounds ($1.09 billion), its first ever, and said it kept its finances under review…

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EasyJet ‘hanging by a thread’, says union official

An airline union official says he believes that EasyJet is "hanging by a thread". In a leaked recording obtained by BBC News, Martin Entwisle said the company was in a…

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EasyJet CEO chides EU states over fragmented travel policies

European governments should focus on developing coherent air travel policies as airlines struggle to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, rather than shielding national carriers, easyJet Chief Executive Johan Lundgren said.…

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Malta: EasyJet cancels Malta trips after COVID-19 resurgence

Low-cost carrier EasyJet has cancelled all of its package holidays to Malta until the end of August. Source: Malta Today Updated: 15:00pm

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EasyJet sticks to full schedule in coming days after new UK quarantine

UK airline easyJet said it planned to operate its full schedule in the coming days despite last minute changes to quarantine rules for those arriving in Britain from France, Malta…

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EasyJet to cut aircraft and employees in Berlin

British low cost carrier easyJet plans to cut jobs and the number of aircraft it has in Berlin and is proposing scrapping domestic German flights as part of its retrenchment…

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Photo Story: EasyJet resumes flying from Schiphol

The crew boards before departure to Malaga from Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands, 01 July 2020. Airline easyJet resumes flights to and from Schiphol Airport after a period of no flying…

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EasyJet strengthens its finances through $255 mln sale and leaseback of six planes

British low-cost airline easyJet said it strengthened its finances by $255 million through the sale and leaseback of six A320neo aircraft with leasing firm SMBC Aviation Capital. EasyJet on Thursday…

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EasyJet to resume flights to Paris, Milan and Barcelona in July

Airline easyJet will resume flights on international routes to Paris, Milan and Barcelona from Britain on July 1 as it aims to restore some capacity for the summer after flights…

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EasyJet, planning for smaller market, pushes back new aircraft to 2025

British airline EasyJet said it had pushed back the delivery of 24 aircraft to between 2025 and 2027 and secured additional flexibility on orders from planemaker Airbus as part of…

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EasyJet resumes flying today with COVID-19 measures in place

EasyJet aircraft will take to the skies on Monday for the first time since March 30, as the British carrier resumes a small number of mainly domestic flights after weeks…

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EasyJet CEO warns UK quarantine could lead to more job losses

EasyJet could have to make further job cuts if the government's quarantine policy continues for a long period, the airline's chief executive warned. The British low-cost airline is already planning…

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Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways protest with British government against ‘unjustified and disproportionate’ quarantine rules

Three airlines have written to the British government in protest at its "wholly unjustified and disproportionate" quarantine rules for most international arrivals from Monday, a copy of the letter seen…

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